Visual Beat vs Pixel Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Beat
Create unique music videos by mixing instruments and vocals from diverse artists. Explore hand-crafted animations that sync with each musician's style. Experiment with various soundtracks to achieve different artistic results.
- Interactive music video creation
- Mix instruments and vocals
- Hand-crafted stop motion animations
- Sync animations with music style
- Experiment with soundtracks
- Features diverse artists
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Create your own composition with the interactive music video Visual Beat! Conduct different musicians by mixing their versatile instruments and vocals. Explore hand-crafted stop motion animations matching with each musicians' specific style of music. Experiment with the repertoire of soundtracks to get various results. Lets Play! **AWARDS** Best of the Best - Red Dot Award 1st Prize Visual Music Live Contest - Visual Music Award 1st Prize Motion Art - kurzundschön moving images Junior Award Silver - Art Directors Club Germany FWA Mobile Of The Day Award Selection - :output award Visual Beat is featuring the diversified music of Mohna, Nutia, Clara and Dobré: MOHNA Mohna works as a solo artist as well as with the Hamburg-based band ‘Me Succeeds’. Her process is intuitive and her vocals transmit a sensitivity that adds to the purity of her overall sound. This is complimented by the minimalistic additions of different instruments including piano and clarinet. NUTIA Hamburg-based artist Nutia is an electronic tech-house musician creating silky, pulsating tracks punctuated by different textures and sounds. This is achieved by mixing electronic samples with live sounds to produce spherical and groovy beats. CLARA Clara is an experienced cellist who has played with an orchestra for many years as well as with different chamber music ensembles. She is also interested in experimental ways of playing her instrument. Using different techniques, she lets the warm sound of her cello vary between soft floating tones and vibrant staccato rhythms. DOBRÉ Originally from Munich, now based in London, Dobré’s style ranges between indie and folk. His singing and songwriting emits high spirits and is often accompanied by his band. Being very versatile and spontaneous, Dobré manages to create different moods using a wide range of instruments.
Pixel Music
Transform your favorite images into unique musical compositions. This app uses pixel data to control pitch, duration, and velocity, allowing you to create melodies and rhythms by interacting with visuals. Explore various traversal methods and image data types for diverse sonic results.
- Pixels control pitch, velocity, and note duration
- Play multiple images simultaneously
- AUv3 support with MIDI
- Ableton Link compatible
- Customizable image traversal and data mapping
- Internal synth with effects
- Save and load app states
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Pixel Music is a music sequencer based on images. Take an image you love and start playing. Overview ◦ Pixels turn into pitch, velocity, and note durations ◦ Play multiple images at the same time, in sync ◦ Choose what parts of the image will be played and at what timing ◦ Tap on the image and record yourself playing alongside the sequencer Features ◦ AUv3 with preset and MIDI support ◦ Ableton Link compatible ◦ Control sequencer timing and configuration ◦ Program different step lengths in patterns and play these across your images with Verses ◦ Choose between RGB, Luminance, Hue, or Saturation data to control pitch, velocity, or note duration ◦ Choose how the image is traversed, between Left -> Right, Top -> Down, or Circular. Select randomness factor in image traversal ◦ Choose recorded loop length and quantization settings ◦ Internal Synth with delay and reverb effects ◦ Send MIDI to external synths when used as AUv3. Each image you add has a separate MIDI channel exposed in the AU host ◦ Save and Load app states and configurations ◦ Dark mode support AU Hosts Compatibility ◦ Pixel Music works best with AUM, Audiobus, or ApeMatrix ◦ Pixel Music does NOT support Logic Pro or Garage Band Have fun with it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Visual Beat at Free against Pixel Music's $5.99. Visual Beat also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Pixel Music's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 123 months). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Visual Beat is free to download; Pixel Music costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visual Beat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Visual Beat's written reviews are positive against 82% of Pixel Music's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Visual Beat ships an update every 123 months, Pixel Music every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Visual Beat | Pixel Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 123 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Moertl | Andrei Antonescu |
Customer experience
Visual Beat
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In-app purchases
Visual Beat
No in-app purchases
Pixel Music
No in-app purchases









